| By 2009 we will |
Actions |
Lead officer |
Implementation plan |
| Establish a mentoring and advocacy service for children and young people |
Audit existing provision of mentoring and advocacy across the city for children and young people |
Head of MPC and AEW |
MPC and AEW Service Plan |
| Establish and evaluate the impact of a mentoring and advocacy pilot through peer mentoring for children and young people who offend |
Youth Offending Service
Manager |
Youth Justice Plan |
| Establish independent advocacy service for CLA |
Manager of Safeguarding and
QA |
Safeguarding Service Plan |
| Engage children and young people |
Introduce a campaign/ programme of activities that gives children and young people the opportunity to build respect for and value their environment |
Positive Futures Team Leader |
Positive Futures Plan |
| Increase the number of youth led projects |
Youth Development Group
Manager |
MPC and AEW Service Plan |
| Further develop representation and support for young people in Youth Parliament |
Youth Development Group
Manager |
MPC and AEW Service Plan |
| Engage children and young people in the design and delivery of all children’s services, using a range of recognised good practice tools |
Head of MPC and AEW |
MPC and AEW Service Plan |
| Develop and support a new project for young people with autism (ASK) |
Youth Development Group
Manager |
MPC and AEW Service Plan |
Integrate services for
young people |
Establish a Youth Board and design, develop and implement the Integrated Youth Offer |
Head of MPC and AEW |
MPC and AEW Service Plan |
| Implement and review the commissioning of youth work strategy and increase the percentage of participants who gain a recorded personal outcome and an accredited outcome |
Youth Development
Group Manager |
MPC and AEW Service Plan |
| Recruit and train new staff and volunteers from the BME community |
Youth Development
Group Manager |
MPC and AEW Service Plan |
| Develop and deliver Rewind Training for youth workers and young people |
Youth Development
Group Manager |
MPC and AEW Service Plan |
Promote the use of enrichment activities to encourage engagement and increase opportunities for
children and young people in all learning environments to experience achievement |
Head of Student Support, City
of Sunderland College |
City of Sunderland College
Strategic Plan |
| Ensure that the achievements of all of our children and young people are recognised and celebrated |
Head of Student Support, City
of Sunderland College |
City of Sunderland College
Strategic Plan |
| Involve young disabled people in the implementation and monitoring of the Council's
Disability Equality Scheme |
Head of Performance
Improvement and Policy |
EDCM Plan Council’s disability equality scheme |
| Measurable outcomes |
Baseline at Mar 07 |
Target Mar 08 |
Target Mar 09 |
| Engage children and
young people |
Increase from baseline the number of services using a recognised good practice tool to engage children and young people in service design and delivery |
Baseline to be set by 30/9/07 |
To be set |
To be set |
| Number of young people involved in the Youth Participation Network |
458 |
Increase by 240 |
Increase by 280 |
| Number of young people voting |
2476 |
3000 |
3250 |
| Number of young person-led projects |
17 |
20 |
25 |
| Number of young people with a recorded outcome |
3257 |
4071 |
4071 |
| Number of young people with an accredited outcome |
1620 |
2025 |
2025 |
| Number of CLA involved in the Youth Participation Network |
25 |
30 |
35 |
| Number of young people from BME groups involved in the Youth Participation Network |
62 |
Increase by 43 |
Increase by 51 |
| Number of disabled young people involved in the Youth Participation Network |
90 |
Increase by 54 |
Increase by 66 |
| By 2009 we will |
Actions |
Lead officer |
Implementation plan |
| Support those at risk of, and those offending |
To engage 200 children and young people in 2007-2008 in interventions aimed at preventing offending. To engage a further 200 children and young people in 2008-09 |
Youth Offending Service Manager |
Youth Justice Plan 2007-2008 |
| Provide interventions for young people at risk of offending and those offending that are supported by a Parenting Intervention |
Youth Offending Service Manager |
Youth Justice Plan 2007-2008 |
| Undertake a robust analysis of looked after offenders and establish additional strategies to reduce offending |
Youth Offending Service Manager |
Youth Justice Plan 2007-2008 |
| Assess all young people entering custodial sentences for LDD |
Youth Offending Service Manager |
Youth Justice Plan 2007-2008 |
| Implement a race action plan to monitor the proportion of the BME population in the criminal justice system |
Youth Offending Service Manager |
Youth Justice Plan 2007-2008 |
| Support victims |
Support victims to enable their participation in restorative processes in at least 25% of relevant
outcomes referred to the YOS |
Youth Offending Service Manager |
Youth Justice Plan 2007-2008 |
| Ensure 85% of victims participating in Youth Offending Service restorative justice processes are satisfied |
Youth Offending Service Manager |
Youth Justice Plan 2007-2008 |
| Improve perception of crime |
Promote local initiatives to address youth crime through a pro-active approach to the local media |
Youth Offending Service Manager |
Youth Justice Plan 2007-2008 |
| Measurable outcomes |
Baseline at Mar 07 |
Target Mar 08 |
Target Mar 09 |
| Support those at risk of, and those offending |
Number of first time entrants to the Youth Justice System |
1017 |
5% reduction |
5% reduction |
| Rate of re-offending after 12 months by children and young people aged 10-17 years (based on YJB cohort methodology) |
8.5% reduction |
5% reduction |
5% reduction |
| Parenting – by working with 20% of parents of young people via the YOS – an increase in parents stating increased confidence in parenting |
10% |
20% |
20% |
| Support victims |
Establish a baseline for: Victims participating in restorative processes in at least 25% of relevant disposals (sentences) referred to the YOS |
Set baseline |
Set target based
on baseline |
Set target based
on baseline |
| Proportion of children and young people looked after (for 12 months or more) who offend compared to the general population |
2.8
(general
population = 1) |
2 |
2 |
(a) Percentage of young people receiving a custodial sentence assessed for LDD within Asset.
(b) Percentage of (a) with a statement of special educational needs in place where this was sent to the relevant custodial establishment |
Set baseline |
Set target based
on baseline |
Set target based
on baseline |
